Natalie Portman got her rap on.

Top 10 most controversial ads in 2006

Jeff Yang’s “Angry Asian Men” delves into the image of Asian American men in the media after the Virginia Tech incident. It’s a good read.

A new porn flick from Kick Ass Pictures titled Nappy Headed Ho’s to support free speech and Don Imus’s retirement fund. Like he really needs the chump change.

The best part of Quynh Vi’s final performance on Paris By Night Talent Show is not her impressive rendition of Trinh Cong Son’s “Mua Hong,” but watching her and Ky Duyen’s facial expression after Huynh Thi pulled some shit out of his ass. Not only he stuttered the way through, but also tried to fluff his way out by criticizing how “Mua Hong” has such a wide range that she couldn’t cover. Don’t you just love it when people make Trinh’s music sounded like it’s the most sophisticated piece of composition they have ever heard? Yet “Mua Hong” is just one of his straightforward, lyrical ballads. He also pointed out that she has chosen the wrong tune. What would you suggest, Mr. Thuy Nga’s Producer? Some melodrama shit like “Nguoi Ay va Toi, Anh Chon Ai?” so she could start ripping off her garments? Or should she have done what Trinh Lam did with Hoang Thi Tho’s “Mot Lan Cuoi” by turning it into a fucked-up, shouting jazz? That was the worse fusion I had ever heard, like eating pancakes with fish sauce, but you loved it. Come on man, sit your ass back in your executive chair.

After making a public confession on Asia’s latest show, Buoc Chan Viet Nam, that he had made the wrong turn (lam duong lac buoc), Lam Nhat Tien appeared as though he still needed a fix during his duet performance with Ngoc Ha on “Con Rong Chau Tien.” I am not sure if he got high off Ngoc Ha’s vocals or he has not come completely clean. Keep kicking it, man.

This has to be the most voluptuous ao dai I have ever seen. By stripping away the unnecessary, Cyndi Tran (the model) not only added a bit of spice into the traditional dress, but also gave it a contemporary aesthetic. Young ladies (only) should start adapting this modern approach to ao dai.

With a track list filled with happy titles including “Get Happy,” “Happy Talk,” “Make Someone Happy,” and “Smile,” you would think that you’ll get a joyful treat from Tierney Sutton’s newest album. But On the Other Side of happiness is what Sutton goes for. Remember, “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. / You make me happy, when skies are gray?” It was one of the most tuneful songs for kids, but Sutton isn’t singing it for the kids. She brings such a sad and doleful tone to the tune that when she ends with, “please don’t take my sunshine away,” you would feel as if she’s begging you not to take away her only hope. It takes risks to cover a standard, but it takes ball to completely reinventing the mood and tone of a standard, and that is what she has. With a sensational voice, an ingenious approach to harmonies, and an extraordinary scat-singing skill, she could pull off not only slow tempo, but also upbeat numbers. The way she wraps her vocals around the groovy rhythm section on “Sometimes I’m Happy” proves that she is a versatile vocalist who could make an already fun tune even more invigorating.

Like I haven’t spend enough time on this blog already. Now with Twitter to let the world know what the hell I am doing every minute. Talking about living online and privacy.

“The People” from lyricist Common: “Can’t leave rap alone, the streets need me / Hunger in their eyes is what seem to feed me.”